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Fearless

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6. It was legally required to provide fair coverage

Reply to Elessar Zappa (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 7, 2024, 06:57 PM

Nov 7

It was the Fairness Doctrine of 1949. Of course it needs to be updated for the media of today. But it is not unconstitutional or illegal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_doctrine

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